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The Know & Play Space's 2024 Christmas Gift Guides - Birth to 7 years + Gifts for Adults

Dec 7

The Know & Play Space's 2024 Christmas Gift Guides - Birth to 7 years + Gifts for Adults

Ho Ho Ho! It's the most wonderful time of the year! Christmas is coming and The Know & Play Space is here again to help you with all of...

The Know & Play Space

Jan 8

Reading & Books

50 books to read before you're 5

We all know that reading to our child is important? But do you know HOW important? Research suggests that if you read 5 books to you'd...

Our picks of Cosy Direct's NEW IN for 2024

The Know & Play Space

Jan 4

Play-Based Learning

Our picks of Cosy Direct's NEW IN for 2024

I've loved Cosy's resources for a long time, and can shout loud enough about how versatile they are for all settings with children -...

Changing direction, walking backwards and sidestepping - Complex skills your toddler is mastering

The Know & Play Space

Dec 10, 2023

Play-Based Learning

Changing direction, walking backwards and sidestepping - Complex skills your toddler is mastering

There are so many things that we as adults do without thinking - sidestepping, walking backwards and changing our direction of movement...

Play Check - Toys and resources we want to be offering our children

The Know & Play Space

Nov 15, 2023

Play-Based Learning

Play Check - Toys and resources we want to be offering our children

At The Know & Play Space, we understand the importance of children's holistic development. We can support this through the toys,...

The Know & Play Space

Oct 12, 2023

Play-Based Learning

The Know & Play Space's 2023 Christmas Gift Guides - Birth to 7 years + Gifts for Adults

Ho Ho Ho! It's the most wonderful time of the year! Christmas is coming and we're here to help you with all of your gift buying...

What is Symbolic Play and why it it beneficial for your child? - Part 1

The Know & Play Space

Aug 12, 2023

Play-Based Learning

What is Symbolic Play and why it it beneficial for your child? - Part 1

Symbolic play nurtures young children’s social and cognitive development. During this type of play children share their ideas with others...

The Ultimate Packing List for travelling with a Baby or Toddler

The Know & Play Space

Aug 5, 2023

Montessori Prepared Environment

The Ultimate Packing List for travelling with a Baby or Toddler

For many of us, we won't have been abroad in a good few years due to the pandemic, and for the majority of us... we're now going abroad...

The Know & Play Space

Jul 27, 2023

All things Toddlers (1-3years)

Why do Toddlers copy us?

Toddlers are constantly wanting to find out about the world around them and imitation is one way they do this. Children, from birth to...

10 books to share before your child is 2

The Know & Play Space

Jul 6, 2023

All things Toddlers (1-3years)

10 books to share before your child is 2

Reading from birth is so important, and there are so many ways to encourage your child to grow up with a love of reading (Ideas from us...

How to create an 'Enabling Environment' at home

The Know & Play Space

May 8, 2023

Montessori Prepared Environment

How to create an 'Enabling Environment' at home

If you follow us on Instagram, you may have spotted or heard me talking about creating an 'enabling environment' a few times, as that's...

The Know & Play Space

Apr 21, 2023

Play-Based Learning

The Know & Play Space's HUGE list of Play-Based Learning Toys and Resources - updated Oct 2023

WELCOME to The Know & Play Space's HUGE list of Play-Based Learning toys & resources. Everything you could possibly want and need,...

Montessori-inspired swaps you can make in your home - Part 1

The Know & Play Space

Apr 10, 2023

All things Parenting

Montessori-inspired swaps you can make in your home - Part 1

Wanting to be more 'Montessori' at home but not sure where to start? Here are some swaps that you can make that align with the Montessori...

The Know & Play Space

Apr 2, 2023

All things Toddlers (1-3years)

Easter & Spring Gift Ideas (2023)

Hello, and welcome back to The Know & Play Space. Today we wanted to share some of our finds for Easter & Spring gift ideas! Although...

How we transitioned our toddler to a Montessori Floor Bed and what the benefits are

The Know & Play Space

Mar 29, 2023

Montessori Prepared Environment

How we transitioned our toddler to a Montessori Floor Bed and what the benefits are

So, we did a thing at the weekend... we finally transitioned Isaac to a floor bed! It's been an idea we have been toying with for a...

Play-Based Learning: What is it and why is it so beneficial?

The Know & Play Space

Mar 16, 2023

Play-Based Learning

Play-Based Learning: What is it and why is it so beneficial?